00:00A former employee at the Royal Albert Hall has avoided jail after stealing more than £40,000
00:06worth of equipment from the venue. Calvin Williams, from Hammersmith, admitted theft and burglary
00:13of microphones and other musical equipment before trying to sell it online. Williams was handed a
00:2019-month suspended sentence by Judge Martin Griffith at Southern Crown Court. While employed
00:26as a casual shift worker, he stole approximately £13,000 worth of equipment between April and June
00:342025. The 35-year-old was then fired, but the Royal Albert Hall security did not deactivate
00:41his access card, and Williams returned to steal more.
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